QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Philena Cooper Hambleton's Quaker Friendship Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

83 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 1/2 inches

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Message; Multiple Names; Place

Describe the type of inscription:

The names are inscribed by a single hand.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1A - Joseph & Phebe Windell, New Garden, Columbiana, Ohio, 1853 1B -Calvin A. Cooper, Orangeburgh, Macon Co, KY 1C - M.A. & M.L. Clempson, Lynchburgh, Columbiana, Ohio, 1853 1D - Wm. & Martha Cooper, Fairfield, Columbiana, Ohio, 1853 1E - Thomas & Phebe Hall, Cedar Co., Ia, 1853 2A- Peter & Margaret Ward, New Garden, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 2B - Joel G. & Phebe A. Hambleton, Harrisville, Harrison Co., Ohio, 1853 2C- Reuben & Rachel Clempson, Lynchburgh, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 2D - Levi & Mary H. Hambleton, Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio, 1853 2E - Stephen & Mary Mendenhall, Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio, 1853 3A - (names illegible)New Garden, Columbiana, Ohio 3B - Cath. H. Hambleton, New Garden, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 3C - Mary & Jesse Hambleton, New Garden, Columbiana, Ohio, 1853 3D - Rachel Hambleton, New Garden, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 3E - Sarah A. Griffith, New Garden, Columbiana, Ohio, 1853 4A - George E. Hall, Phil. Co., Pa, 1853 4B - Martha K. Hambleton, New Garden, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 4C - Whitson Cooper Died in the Year 1835 4D - Thomas C. Hambleton, Anywhere, No. Co., 1853 4E - John Ward, Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio, 1853 5A - Alfred & Sarah Hall, Cedar Co., Ia 5B - Whitson M. Cooper, Good Many Places, Ohio, 1853 5C - C.H. & A.A. Clempson, Lynchburgh, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853 5D - John H. Cooper, Everywhere, No. Co., 1853 5E - Benj. & Lydia Windle, Franklin Square, Col. Co., Ohio, 1853

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1853

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1853 (before April)

Further information concerning dates:

Twenty-one of the twenty-five blocks have the date 1853 inscribed on them.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

The block pattern is a variation of Brackman's #1182 (Many Roads to the White House). It has been modified by adding a middle square, on point, for signatures.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The greens used are two different greens with over-dyed, black decorative elements. Quilting stitches are six to nine per inch. The main body of the quilt is quilted in parallel lines from the interior top edge of the border to the interior bottom edge of the border. These lines are spaced 1/4 - 3/4 of an inch apart. The sashes and connecting asquares are quilted on the diagonal with lines 1/4 inch apart, separated by areas without quilting that are 3/4 inch wide. The border is elaborately quilted using a running feather border design. The open spaces around the feathe design are filled with parallel stitching 1/4 inch or less apart. The batt is cotton.

Where the quilt was made, city:

New Garden, Hanover Twp.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Columbiana

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt was made by Philena Cooper Hambleton's female relatives and friends to take with her to Iowa when she and her husband migrated there from Ohio in 1854. The quilt passed from Philena to her daughter, Angelina Craver, then to Angelina's son, Arthur Hambleton Craver, then to Arthur's daughter, Florence Philena Oberholtzer. It became part of an estate sale in Danville, CA in 1995 when Florence died and was purchased from an antique shop in Petaluma, CA in 2001.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Describe the source of the pattern:

Original to maker

Quilt owner's name:

Lynda Salter Chenoweth

Quilt owner's city:

Sonoma

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

This quilt was made by Philena's friends and family members, some of whom are no doubt named on the quilt. From my research, I think it was initiated by her mother-in-law and that many contributed blocks.

Description of quilt:

This quilt is a single-pattern friendship quilt comprised of twenty five 12" X 12" blocks, a border, and a folded, front to back edging.

Essay:

The most striking feature of this quilt is the symetical placement of the names on the quilt's surface and a "hidden design" described by the names in the center. Details about this quilt and Philena Cooper Hambleton's life are provided in my book titled "Philena's Friendship Quilt: A Quaker Farewell to Ohio," Ohio University Press, 2009.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Macchia, Oakland, CA

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